2024 Schedule

Wednesday, March 13th
Wednesday, March 13th
9:00am–10:30am EDT
2024 Climate
Morning Plenary

NOAA’s chief scientist talks with a conservation expert about ocean biodiversity, we hear a call to ensure the safety of climate tech, and The White House makes an announcement. A biotech innovator shares how CRISPR could make cows better, a Texas environmental justice leader joins us, the Aspen Institute announces the winners of a pitch competition, and two meteorologists discuss their roles as c...

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Main Stage
9:15am–11:45am EDT
2024 Climate
Alfred C. Glassell Jr. SUSTAIN Laboratory and Reef Lab Tour at the University of Miami (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024. Join this trip to the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science for an exclusive guided tour of the Alfred C. Gassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Laboratory wind-wave tank which can generate up to Category 5 hurricane force winds! SUSTAIN, which stands for SUrge-STructure-Atmosphere-INteraction, provides scientists and engineers access to...

Miami Beach Convention Center
11:00am–12:00pm EDT
2024 Climate
Big Challenges, Bigger Ideas: New Frontiers in Climate Tech

What’s new in climate tech? Hear from the innovators themselves about deploying artificial intelligence to supercharge solutions and cracking the code on storing clean energy when the sun isn’t shining.

2nd Floor, Breakout 2 (Room 203-205)
2024 Climate
Electrifying Equitably

In the fight against climate change, we’ll need to electrify everything we can: cars, stoves, trucks, heat pumps, and buildings. In the process, we’ll lower emissions and energy bills, make homes healthier, and build more resilient communities. But how do we electrify America so that every community reaps the far-reaching benefits?

2nd Floor, Breakout 3 (Room 206-208)
2024 Climate
A School of Thought: Education for Intergenerational Climate Justice

With playgrounds that reach 150 degrees and “heat days” that force schools to close, it’s no surprise that 75% of teens have moderate to extreme climate anxiety. Young people have the right to thrive on a healthy planet, and adults have a responsibility to preserve this right. Explore how school systems are essential to advancing generational justice and enabling future generations to thrive in a...

2nd Floor, Breakout 4 (Room 209-210)
11:00am–12:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
Climate Solutions Showcase

The Climate Solutions Showcase will highlight a diverse set of early stage entrepreneurs sharing their climate solutions. They'll do so with fast paced pitches targeted at investors, potential clients, colleagues and anyone interested in climate tech.

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Breakout 1
2024 Climate
Walking the Walk: Taking Charge of Your Carbon Footprint

What would it take to make our lives Net Zero by 2030? How do we engage with our families, communities and companies on this path? Experience a 6-year journey in one hour, from rating your climate health today to becoming a Net Zero hero by 2030.

2nd Floor, Workshop 1 (Room 217)
2024 Climate
Where There’s a Political Will…

Fifty nine percent of Americans are “alarmed” or “concerned” about climate change, and we already have the technology to drastically reduce our emissions. So… why don’t we? In this interactive panel, explore how to build political will by depolarizing climate change, turning everyday citizens into climate lobbyists in Congress, and transforming the electorate to alter our emissions trajectory.

2nd Floor, Workshop 2 (Room 218)
2024 Climate
Let’s Talk About Burnout: A Workshop

Despair, frustration, anxiety—but also hope and deep gratitude—are endemic among people who confront big environmental problems for a living. In this interactive workshop, share what’s on your mind with mental health experts, and learn tools to cope and thrive.

2nd Floor, Workshop 3 (Room 219-220)
1:00pm–02:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
The Green Screen: A Special Presentation of Climate Films

Part 1: The City of Miami Beach and Oolite Arts present three commissioned short films on climate solutions: The Mango Movie, Ripples, and Before the Flood. The screening will be followed by a short discussion among the filmmakers. Part 2: Screening of The Important Stuff, in which children share concerns, ideas, and solutions related to climate negotiations, followed by Climate Blueprint: Domini...

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Breakout 1
1:30pm–02:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
Advanced Air Mobility: Soaring into a Carbon-Neutral Future

Low-to-no-emissions advanced air mobility could transform not only air transportation but transportation as a whole, and decision makers must grapple with whether (and how) we open the skies to electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Aviation leaders and elected officials will need to work together to adapt existing aircraft infrastructure and develop policies to ensure the United...

2nd Floor, Breakout 3 (Room 206-208)
2024 Climate
The Emissions—and Solutions—Hiding in Plain Sight

Fossil fuels and renewables dominate mitigation conversations, but other emission reduction opportunities are hiding in plain sight. Decarbonization roadmaps for the built environment are increasingly clear, and solutions for hard-to-abate emissions—biomass, refrigerants, landfills, regenerative agriculture, hydrogen—are coming into view, and all will play a significant role in delivering global...

2nd Floor, Breakout 4 (Room 209-210)
2024 Climate
How Healthcare can Heal People and Planet

The climate crisis is a health crisis. But even as climate change contributes to the global burden of disease, killing roughly 4 million people globally since the turn of the century, the health care sector is responsible for 8.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions. With healing as their mission, health professionals and organizations can use their ethical, economic, and political influence to lead a...

2nd Floor, Breakout 5 (Room 211)
3:00pm–04:15pm EDT
2024 Climate
Closing Plenary

Following words from a local poet, a museum creator speaks of storytelling as a tool, and a Columbia professor talks about the geopolitical implications of the energy transition. The Aspen Institute’s Arts Program makes an announcement, an ocean-solutionist shares a new vision for conservation, and we close this year’s event with the Mayor of Miami and the former Mayor of Miami Beach reflecting on...

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Main Stage
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